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Letter, 'On the comet of 1682' from Barker to William Stukeley

Reference number: L&P/3/377

Date: 20 April 1759

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Subject: Astronomy

Read 26 April 1759

Reference number
L&P/3/377
Earliest possible date
20 April 1759
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, 'On the comet of 1682' from Barker to William Stukeley, 20 April 1759, L&P/3/377, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_377/letter-on-the-comet-of-1682-from-barker-to-william-stukeley, accessed on 15 September 2024

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